Building permits from January 2024

The following information was released on March 7, 2024. Relevant portions have been highlighted below, but for full details from this dataset, please click here.

Monthly (seasonally adjusted, Jan 2024 vs. Dec 2023)

Nova Scotia’s total building permits (residential and non-residential) increased 60.9% to $323.7 million.

  • Halifax permits increased 120.0% to $206.3 million.
  • Outside the city, permit values increased 9.3% to $117.4 million

Nova Scotia’s non-residential building permits decreased 6.7% to $73.7 million.

  • Halifax permits increased 21.9% to $41.3 million.
  • Outside the city, non-residential permit values decreased 28.2% to $32.4 million.

Year-Over-Year (January 2024 vs January 2023)

Nova Scotia’s total building permits (residential and non-residential) increased 63.3% in January 2024. 

  • Halifax permits increased 121.5% and outside the city permit values increased 11.7%.
  • National permits increased 4.8%.